What's It All About, eh?

Cape Breton evokes deep memories and strong emotions for me as well as a deep appreciation for the beauty of my adopted island. My hopes are that you too might find the photos evocative - maybe a view you've not enjoyed before, or an 'Oh I've been there', or if from away that you may be encouraged to visit this fair isle so that you might come to love and breathe Cape Breton as I do. One word about place names that I use - some are completely local usage while others are from maps of Cape Breton that I've purchased over the years. I frequently post travel and other photos that are of interest to me - and hopefully you.

On the right hand side bar find my take on Single Malt whiskey - from how to best enjoy this noble drink to reviews (in a most non-professional manner) of ones that I have tried and liked - or not. Also musings, mine and others, on life in general.

Photographs are roughly 98%+ my own and copy-righted. For the occasional photo that is borrowed, credit is given where possible - recently I have started posting unusual net photographs that seem unique. Feel free to borrow any of my photos for non-commercial use, otherwise contact me. Starting late in 2013 I have tried to be consistent in identifying my photographs using ©smck on all out of camera photos I personally captured - (I often do minor computer changes such as 'crop' or 'shadow' etc but usually nothing major), and using
©norvellhimself on all photos that I have played around with in case it might not be obvious. Lately I have dropped the ©smck and have watermarked them with the blog name.

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NOTE: TO ENLARGE PHOTO, CLICK ON SAME - If using Firefox also click f11 - photos will fill the screen ...... ----------------------------------- ......TRANSLATION BUTTON AT TOP OF LEFT COLUMN!

Timb!!

Oh Chickadee perched on the limb
A fluffy ball no longer slimb
Tho full of vigor and of vimb
You sit so proper and so primb
As I photograph you on a whimb
Tell me, are you her or are you himb
Hey what the heck I'll call you Timb
As you feed here in winter grimb
© smck 9 Feb '13


Welcome Russia

Довольный видеть посетителей из России снова - прием и пожалуйста не стесняйтесь оставлять комментарий, если Вы заботились бы.

I entered - 'Glad to see visitors from Russia again - welcome and please feel free to leave a comment if you would care to'  - into an on-line translator, so I am hoping it translated correctly. Himself!

There - You and I


There - as quiet water, smooth and liquid water
There - like a white swollen August moon
There - where human eye rarely comes
There - created to create another
You and I and life and universe exist in glorious exultation of being
smck 9 Feb '13

Paalangpu 'omaw

August 2011